TEXAS CITY, Texas — A man pulled from the Democratic Party ballot in 2008 is suing his bank, claiming a bounced check kept him from running for a county commissioner seat.
Reginald L. Gilford Sr. filed the lawsuit against Texas First Bank on Jan. 31 in Galveston’s 212th District Court.
Gilford wrote a personal check to cover the $1,250 filing fee to run for office and launched his campaign, making speaking appointments, passing out bumper stickers and making signs, his lawsuit states.
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